Apparatus and method for inverting and pressing reversible necktie

ABSTRACT

An apparatus is described which inverts a reversible necktie directly onto a work surface comprising a hollow tube, the work surface then expanding within the inverted necktie with a rotary type motion. The two face fabrics of the necktie are thus held taut in uniform tension with one another along the entire edge seam, while allowing pressing along the edge seam. A rounded pressing surface creates a soft, gentle, roll-like effect along the edge seams and eliminates any undesirable flat looking appearance to the necktie. A retractable, sharply pointed rod within the tubular pressing surface creates the sharp corners and tip of the necktie, while supported on the work surface.

United States Patent [191 Luceri APPARATUS AND METHOD F OR INVERTING AND PRESSING REVERSIBLE NECKTIE [111 3,815,796 [451 June 11, 1974 Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Pearson & Pearson [5 7] ABSTRACT An apparatus is described which inverts a reversible necktie directly onto a work surface comprising a hollow tube, the work surface then expanding within the inverted necktie with a rotary type motion. The two face fabrics of the necktie are thus held taut in unifonn tension with one another along the entire edge seam, while allowing pressing along the edge seam. A rounded pressing surface creates a soft, gentle, rolllike effect along the edge seams and eliminates any undesirable flat looking appearance to the necktie. A retractable, sharply pointed rod within the tubular pressing surface creates the sharp corners and tip of the necktie, while supported on the work surface.

16 Claims, 10 Drawing Figures Pmmmuu 1 1 1914 1815796 SHEEI 10F 2 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INVERTING AND PRESSING REVERSIBLE NECKTIE' BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This application is a continuation-impart of my application Ser. No. 130,636, filed Apr. 2, 1971, now US. Pat. No. 3,744,057 granted July 10, 1973 wherein an improved reversible nicktie and method for making the same is disclosed. The term invert is used herein to mean to turn inside out or to turn outside in.

Reversible neckties of the four-in-hand type have been described in prior patents and have been manufactured and sold. Sustained and widespread consumer acceptance of reversible neckties, however, has not occurred because of generally inferior quality construction, as compared with conventional neckties. This inferior quality of reversible neckties is primarily manifested in the visibility of portions of the backside along the edge seams when viewed from the frontside and in a generally flat looking appearance. Both of these undesirable features are primarily the result of an inadequate pressing apparatus or methods.

Reversible neckties are generally constructed by placing two face fabrics of identical shape and size front to front, uniting the fabrics to one another by a line of joinder running along the edges, inverting the two fabrics through an opening intentionally provided in the line of joinder and pressing the fabrics along the edge seams created by the line of joinder. Apparatus and methods for uniting and inverting the two face fabrics are well established and produced highly satisfactory results. The pressing of reversible neckties has long been a limitation in the art. Generally, this pressing has been accomplished using the same technique associated with pressing of conventional neckties, namely the insertion of a thin, flat necktie-shaped pressing board between the inverted fabrics through a relatively large opening in the line of joinder locatedat the widest end of the necktie. The pressing board expands the fabrics to full tie shape. The edge seams are adjusted to lie evenly around the perimeter of the pressing board. The fabrics are then pressed firmly along the edge seams creating a sharp crease on both fabrics at the line'of joinder, thus producing a flatlooking appearance. In addition, any slight misalignment of the edge seams relative to the perimeter of the pressing board results in the visibility of portions of the backside fabric along the edges when viewed from the frontside.

Disclosure of this invention will significantly advance the art of inverting and pressing reversible neckties by efficiently, accurately and repeatedly producing reversible neckties of the same high quality construction associated with conventional neckties.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In this invention, the inverting, pointing and pressing operations are accomplished by the same apparatus in a simple, highly efficient manner, as compared with separate inverting, pointing and pressing tools of the existing art. The pressing surface of this invention serves as the inverting surface and as a housing and guide for the pointing too].

As disclosed in my aforesaid patent application, an expansible backer tool having a pair of pivoted, long, flat, thin plates and a pair of pivoted, short, flat, thin plates is spread by handles after insertion into the tie for use in pressing the selvedge.

The press/expansion surfaces of the expansible backer tool disclosed herein improve thereover in being curved rather than flat and in that the expansion surface rotationally expands in a circular path to the full and precisely desired necktie shape after location within the necktie. This feature permits the press/expansion surfaces in their contracted or closed position to be cylindrical and of very small cross-sectional area, thus requiring only a very small opening in the line of joinder of the necktie. Since the surface of revolution generated by the rotational expansion method is symmetrical to the longitudinal centerline of the necktie. the very small opening required by the press-expansion surfaces can be located in the neckband region of the necktie, a location in proximity to the centerline. A small neckband opening has been the preferred embodiment in the teaching of the art for inverting reversible neckties, but not for pressing. The press/expansion surfaces of this invention thus become significant advances to both arts.

Because neckties of the fou r-in-hand type are symmetrical to the necktie longitudinal centerline, the rotational expansion method of this invention now permits the consideration of heretofore impossible shapes that are themselves axi-symmetric, e.g. hour-glass, bell, diamond, heart, circular, zig-zag, etc. Such shapes, however, would required that the line of joinder of both face fabrics also described the desired shape.

The tubular construction of the pressing surface presents a rounded, cross-sectional contour as a backing to the internal edge seams of the inverted necktie. This rounded contour thus permits creation of a highly desirable gentle edge roll during pressing and eliminates the flat-looking appearance associated with reversible neckties of the existing art. The expansion surface of this invention is of tubular or rod-like cross section and longitudinally pre-shaped to the precise longitudinal shape of the tubular pressing surface. Both longitudinal shapes are slightly larger than the longitudinal shape of the'line of joinder which unites the two face fabrics of the necktie. This slightly over-sized shape of the press/expansion surfaces relative to the shape of the line of joinder places the face fabrics in tnesion with one another along the line of joinder when the apparatus is fully expanded within the necktie. With placement of the line of joinder along the upper portion of the pressing surface, a very precise and simple pressing of the edge seam is possible, a condition fairly difficult to achieve in the existing art.

The tubular construction of the pressing surface serves as housing and guide for a sharply pointed rod which travels longitudinally within the tube, such that the sharp point can be extended a pre-set distance beyond the tube end or retracted totally within the tube. In its fully extended position, the sharply pointed rod is used for creating the sharp corners and tips at the ends of the necktie. Although the pointed rod is the preferred technique within the current art, its integral location within the pressing surface contributes to the simplicity and efficiency of the method of this invention.

Although the actual pressing method of this invention is done by conventional hand steam ironing, the tubular construction of the pressing surface lends itself conveniently as a channel through which steam could be directed from an entrance port located at one end furthest removed from the working surface and out through a series of exit ports located along the entire upper portion of the pressing surface. Introduction of steam would require sealing of the tubular extremities so that travel of the sharply pointed rod remains unrestricted. A roller could be directed along the entire length of the pressing surface during the steam cycle, thereby eliminating the need for conventional hand steam iron pressing. Thus, the apparatus of this invention is highly adaptable to semi-automation which would significantly advance the efficiency of the pressing art for reversible neckties.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the preferred apparatus of the invention;

FIG. 2 is a diagrammatic cross-sectional view showing the rotational path of expansion of the backer tool;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of a reversible necktie prior to inversion;

FIG. 3A is a perspective view of the form of pivoted, flat, expansible backer tool shown in my above patent application; and

FIGS. 4 to 9 are diagrammatic perspective views showing the steps of use of the apparatus in mounting, inverting, spreading, cornering and edge pressing of the tie.

DESCRIPTION OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT As shown in FIG. 3A, my above mentioned patent application disclosed a pivotally connected, expansible, edge shaping tool 63 having handles 64 and 65 to serve as a backer tool for the pressing of the edge seams by a hot iron 66. Backer tool 63 includes a pair of elongated bars, or legs, 77 and 78 pivoted to each other at 79 and a pair of shorter bars, or legs 80 and 81 pivoted at 82 and 83 to the other ends of bars 77 and 78 and to each other at 84. The bars 77, 78, 80 and 81 are of thin sheet material to create a thin rigid surface within the seams and folds of the edges of the tie and to eliminate any visible seam lines. The shorter bars 80 and 81, at the pointed tip 85 and at the angular corners 86 and 87, constitute shaping means 88 for creating sharply defined corners and tips for the necktie, which cooperates with the pressing surface, or backer, means 89 formed by the bars 77 and 78,

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the apparatus of this invention. The apparatus consists of two sets 23 and 24 of inverting, pointing and pressing components (1 through 10) that are functionally identical, but different in size only. Both sets 23 and 24 are. mounted on a common support and housing 11 and stand 13. A flat, padded pressing surface 12 is provided for final finish pressing. One set 23 of components (1 through 10) is sized for the wide panels 18 of necktie fabrics; the other set 24 of components (1 through 10) is sized for the narrow panels 19 of necktie fabrics. Also shown in FIG. 1 are solid arrows l4, l5 and 16 indicating the directions of travel of the active components, and a longitudinal centerline 17.

The inverting, pointing and pressing components of each set 23 or 24 comprise a support rod 1 for holding and positioning the panels of necktie fabrics during the inverting sequence of the front-to-front panels. The

support rod 1 is slidable in a tubular guide 2 in the direction of solid arrow 14 and includes a rearward travel stop 3 and a forward travel stop 4. An elongated tube 5 extends from the housing 11 toward guide 2 for receiving the inverted panels of the reversible necktie and for forming one bar of the expansible backer tool 25 for pressing the edges of the tie.

Within tube 5, a tip pressing rod 6, having a sharp point, slides in the direction of solid arrow 15 from the retracted position shown in a position in extension of tube 5 for creating sharp corners in the tip of the inverted panels. A handle 7 permits movement of rod 6 in a slot in tube 5 and housing 11.

Cooperable with tube 5 is an expansion rod 8 which is turnable through the rotary path indicated by arrow 16 from retracted position alongside tube 5 in the stop 10 to the expanded position shown in FIG. 1. When retracted, the tube 5 and retracted rod 8 have a small outside diameter jointly, for fitting in a small slit in the neckband region of the tie. When rotated by handle 9, the expansion rod 8 spreads the necktie to hold the panels taut while an iron is applied to the curved, or rounded, surface 26 of the tube 5 to press the edges. Rod 8 has a lengthwise contour of tube 5 and rotates about a lengthwise axis of rotation 17 from retracted position to expanded position as a mirror image of tube 5.

FIG. 2 is an end view of the tubular pressing surface 5 and the expansion rod 8 along the line A-A of FIG. 1, and shows the rotational movement of the expansion rod 8 about its axis of rotation 17 from a fully open position to a fully closed position.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of a four-in-hand reversible necktie prior to inversion of the front-to-front face fabrics. The wide panels of the fabrics are designated 18; the narrow panels are designatd 19; the line of joinder which unites the fabrics is designated 20; the edge seam created by the line of joinder and the edges of the fabrics is 21. The small opening intentionally provided between the fabrics and generally located in the neckband region is designaed 22.

FIG. 4 is a view of a portion of the necktie being mounted on the support rod 1 through the small neckband opening 22.

FIG. 5 is a view of a portion of the necktie fully mounted on the support rod 1 and being prepared for inverting.

FIG. 6 is a view of a portion of the necktie in process of being inverted atop the tubular pressing surface 5.

FIG. 7is a view of a portion of the necktie fully inverted onto the tubular pressing surface 5 and the expsnsion rod 6 located totally within the space between the panels.

FIG. 8 is a view of pointed rod 6 fully extended into the space between the panels and the process of creating sharply defined corners at one end of the necktie.

FIG. 9 is a view of the expanded relationship of the tubular pressing surface 5 and the expansion rod 8 within the space formed by the panels; the panels being in tension with one another; and one of the edge seams 21 in process of being pressed on tube 5 while the tie isheld taut in tension by handle 9 and rod 8.

In operation, as shown in FIG. 4, support rod 1 is slid toward rearward direction 14 and wide panels 18 of the necktie are mounted on support rod 1 by inserting the end of rod 1 through opening 22 in the neckband region of the tie.

As shown in FIG. 5, handle 7 for pointed rod 6 is slid to extreme position in direction 15 so that the tip of rod 6 is fully retracted into tubular pressing surface 5. Handle 9 for expansion rod 8 is rotated in direction 16 until rod 8 is in fully retracted position and the end of rod 8 is seated in rotational stop 10. Support rod 1 is slid into wide panels 18 until the end of rod 1 is nestled into the tip formed by panels 18. Support rod 1 is then slid toward forward direction 14 unit] the end of rod 1 is firmly seated into the end opening of tubular pressing surface 5.

As shown in FIG. 6, wide panels 18 are pulled along the length of tubular pressing surface 5 until the face fabrics of panels 18 are fully inverted into the desired back-to-back relationship.

As shown in FIG. 7, support rod 1 is then slid toward the rearward direction 14, thereby unlocking the tip of wide panels 18 from the end of tubular pressing surface 5.

As shown in FIG. 8, handle 7 of pointed rod 6 is slid toward direction 15 until the sharp tip of rod 6 is fully extended beyond the end of tubular pressing surface 5 and into the space between panels 18. Using the tip of pointed rod 6 as the working surface, sharply defined corners and top are created on fabrics of wide panels 18.

As shown in FIG. 9, handle 7 of pointed rod 6 is then slid toward direction 15 until the tip of rod 6 is fully retracted into tubular pressing surface 5. One edge seam 21 of wide panels 18 is aligned to lie evenly atop tubular pressing surface 5. Handle 9 of expansion rod 8 is then rotated in direction 16 until a maximum expanded relationship exists between rod 8 and pressing surface 5, thereby placing the fabrics of the wide panels 18 in tension with one another along the entire length of the edge seam 21. Seam 21 is then pressed evenly along the entire length.

Handle 9 is rotated to retract rod 8 into rotational stop 10. The opposite and unpressed edge seam 21 of panels 18 is aligned to lie evenly atop pressing surface 5. Handle 9 is rotated to expand rod 8 to open position. Edge seam 21 is pressed. Handle 9 is then rotated to retract rod 8 to closed position. Wide panels 18 are removed from the apparatus.

The entire above sequence is repeated to press the fabrics of narrow panels 19, using components 1 through 10 of set 24 sized and shaped for the narrow panels.

The entire necktie is then placed on flat, padded, pressing surface 12 and the corners are finish pressed.

I claim:

1. A shaping and edge pressing tool for use as a backer plate within a necktie during the pressing of the edge seams thereof, said tool comprising:

a pair of elongated bars of rigid material connected to each other proximate one end and having other ends;

handle means at said one end of said bars, including 5 atleast one out-turned handle integral with at least one said bar for spreading the other ends of said bars;

said bars being normally in substantial parallelism alongside each other for insertion through a small 10 area opening in the neckband region of a reversible necktie. but being spreadable by said handle means after insertion, to conform to the shape of said necktie and hold the panels thereof taut while said edges are roll pressed.

15 2. A shaping and edge pressing tool as specified in claim 1, wherein:

one said bar is provided with steam orifices at spaced distances therealong for emission of steam. 3. A shaping and edge pressing tool as specified in claim 1, wherein:

4. A shaping and edge pressing tool as specified in claim 1, wherein:

one said bar is cylindrical in configuration with an axial bore; a sharp pointed rod is normally retracted within said axial bore, but the point of said rod is slidably projectable from the said other end thereof; and

a rod handle extends from said rod, through an axial slot in said bar for actuation of said rod.

5. A shaping and edge pressing tool as specified in claiml, plus:

a support rod axially aligned with said one bar, in extension of the axis thereof and having a tip movable toward and away from the adjacent free other end of said one bar;

whereby a reversible necktie with front-to-front attached panels may be slid onto said support rod, said rod tip engages with said other end of said bar and said tie inverted onto said bar to bring said front panels to the outside.

6. A shaping edge pressing tool for use as a backer plate within a necktie during the pressing flatwise of the edge seams thereof, said tool comprising:

a pair of elongated legs of thin sheet-like material pivotably connected to each other at one end and each having integral out-turned handles at said end for spreading the other ends of said legs;

and a pair of shorter legs of said material, each pivotally connected to one of the said other ends of said elongated legs at one end thereof, and pivotally connected to each other at the other ends thereof;

said legs being normally in parallelism for insertion through a narrow opening but being spreadable by said handles to conform to the shape of one end of a four-in-hand necktie.

7. An apparatus for pressing a reversible necktie of the four-in-hand type, closed entirely therearound except for a small hole in the neck band region giving access to the inside thereof, said apparatus comprising:

necktie support means, including a first elongated bar of rigid, self-supporting material, and small area of cross section, for passing through said small hole in the neck band region of said inside thereof up to proximate the tip of said tie;

necktie spreading, or tautening, means, including a second elongated bar of said material, and of small area of cross section, for passing through said hole with, and alongside, said first bar, and extending therewith to said tip;

and handle means on said necktie spreading means for moving said second bar away from said first bar, after insertion of said bars to form an expansible backing tool while tautening said tie for pressing.

8. An apparatus for inverting, pointing and pressing a reversible necktie of the four-in-hand type or any other type comprising:

necktie inversion means including a support rod for supporting and positioning a necktie from within in inverted condition; backer means including a tube alignable with said rod for receiving said tie as it is turned right side out;

shaping means, cooperable with said backer means, for creating sharply defined corners and tips for the necktie;

necktie spreader means including a movable element of said backer means for expanding the fabrics of the necktie to facilitate pressing the edge seams of the necktie; and

a rounder outer wall on said backer means forming the pressing surface for the edge seams of the neckhe.

9. Apparatus as specified in claim 8 wherein:

said tube of said backer means is hollow cylindrical to serve as said rounded pressing surface.

10. Apparatus as specified in claim 8 wherein:

said shaping means is a pointed rod and said tubular backing means slidably houses said rod.

11. Apparatus as specified in claim 8 wherein:

said movable element of said spreader means is normally positioned alongside the tube of said backer means for insertion through a small hole into the space between fabrics of a reversible necktie, but is movable away therefrom to tauten said necktie for edge pressing.

12. Apparatus as specified in claim 11 wherein:

said movable element is mounted to rotate within the space between the fabrics of the necktie in an arcuate path relative to said tube so as to cause expansion of the fabrics to facilitate pressing.

13. Apparatus as specified in claim 8 wherein:

said tube of said backer means includes said rounded outer wall as a backing surface for pressing the edge seams of the necktie along their entire length so as to create a desirable soft gentle roll-like appearance; 4 and wherein said shaping means is a pointed rod slidably housed within said tube but projectable therefrom.

14. Apparatus as specified in claim 8, wherein:

said tube and said spreader element cooperate with one another to expand the necktie fabrics and provide a pressing surface for the edge seams and wherein each is contoured along its respective outer surfaces to accommodate necktie shapes which are axi-symmetric as mirror images of each other.

15. A method ofinverting, cornering and tipping, and pressing a reversible necktie of the four-in-handtype which consists of:

inverting fabrics of the necktie directly onto a work surface;

creating sharply defined corners and tips on necktie fabrics while the necktie remains on the work surface; and

pressing the edge seams of the necktie while the necktie remains on the work surface.

16. An apparatus for inverting, pointing and pressing a reversible necktie of the four-in-hand type or any other type comprising:

an elongaged support member for supporting and positioning a reversible necktie from within in position for inverting the necktie;

an elongated backer member, aligned with said support member, for receiving said tie therefrom during inversion;

a pointed element associated with said backer member for creating sharply defined corners and tips for the necktie;

a spreader element alongside said backer member for expanding the fabrics of the necktie to facilitate pressing the edge seams of the necktie; and

a pressing surface on said backer member against which an iron may be applied for pressing the edge seams of the necktie. 

1. A shaping and edge pressing tool for use as a backer plate within a necktie during the pressing of the edge seams thereof, said tool comprising: a pair of elongated bars of rigid material connected to each other proximate one end and having other ends; handle means at said one end of said bars, including at least one out-turned handle integral with at least one said bar for spreading the other ends of said bars; said bars being normally in substantial parallelism alongside each other for insertion through a small area opening in the neckband region of a reversible necktie, but being spreadable by said handle means after insertion, to conform to the shape of said necktie and hold the panels thereof taut while said edges are roll pressed.
 2. A shaping and edge pressing tool as specified in claim 1, wherein: one said bar is provided with steam orifices at spaced distances therealong for emission of steam.
 3. A shaping and edge pressing tool as specified in claim 1, wherein: one said bar is of curved configuration at least on the outside surface thereof, so that the edge seams of a necktie may be ironed thereagainst without forming a pressed fold or visible marking thereon.
 4. A shaping and edge pressing tool as specified in claim 1, wherein: one said bar is cylindrical in configuration with an axial bore; a sharp pointed rod is normally retracted within said axial bore, but the point of said rod is slidably projectable from the said other end thereof; and a rod handle extends from said rod, through an axial slot in said bar for actuation of said rod.
 5. A shaping and edge pressing tool as specified in claim 1, plus: a support rod axially aligned with said one bar, in extension of the axis thereof and having a tip movable toward and away from the adjacent free other end of said one bar; whereby a reversible necktie with front-to-front attached panels may be slid onto said support rod, said rod tip engages with said other end of said bar and said tie inverted onto said bar to bring said front panels to the outside.
 6. A shaping edge pressing tool for use as a backer plate within a necktie during the pressing flatwise of the edge seams thereof, said tool comprising: a pair of elongated legs of thin sheet-like material pivotably connected to each other at one end and each having integral out-turned handles at said end for spreading the other ends of said legs; and a paiR of shorter legs of said material, each pivotally connected to one of the said other ends of said elongated legs at one end thereof, and pivotally connected to each other at the other ends thereof; said legs being normally in parallelism for insertion through a narrow opening but being spreadable by said handles to conform to the shape of one end of a four-in-hand necktie.
 7. An apparatus for pressing a reversible necktie of the four-in-hand type, closed entirely therearound except for a small hole in the neck band region giving access to the inside thereof, said apparatus comprising: necktie support means, including a first elongated bar of rigid, self-supporting material, and small area of cross section, for passing through said small hole in the neck band region of said inside thereof up to proximate the tip of said tie; necktie spreading, or tautening, means, including a second elongated bar of said material, and of small area of cross section, for passing through said hole with, and alongside, said first bar, and extending therewith to said tip; and handle means on said necktie spreading means for moving said second bar away from said first bar, after insertion of said bars to form an expansible backing tool while tautening said tie for pressing.
 8. An apparatus for inverting, pointing and pressing a reversible necktie of the four-in-hand type or any other type comprising: necktie inversion means including a support rod for supporting and positioning a necktie from within in inverted condition; backer means including a tube alignable with said rod for receiving said tie as it is turned right side out; shaping means, cooperable with said backer means, for creating sharply defined corners and tips for the necktie; necktie spreader means including a movable element of said backer means for expanding the fabrics of the necktie to facilitate pressing the edge seams of the necktie; and a rounder outer wall on said backer means forming the pressing surface for the edge seams of the necktie.
 9. Apparatus as specified in claim 8 wherein: said tube of said backer means is hollow cylindrical to serve as said rounded pressing surface.
 10. Apparatus as specified in claim 8 wherein: said shaping means is a pointed rod and said tubular backing means slidably houses said rod.
 11. Apparatus as specified in claim 8 wherein: said movable element of said spreader means is normally positioned alongside the tube of said backer means for insertion through a small hole into the space between fabrics of a reversible necktie, but is movable away therefrom to tauten said necktie for edge pressing.
 12. Apparatus as specified in claim 11 wherein: said movable element is mounted to rotate within the space between the fabrics of the necktie in an arcuate path relative to said tube so as to cause expansion of the fabrics to facilitate pressing.
 13. Apparatus as specified in claim 8 wherein: said tube of said backer means includes said rounded outer wall as a backing surface for pressing the edge seams of the necktie along their entire length so as to create a desirable soft gentle roll-like appearance; and wherein said shaping means is a pointed rod slidably housed within said tube but projectable therefrom.
 14. Apparatus as specified in claim 8, wherein: said tube and said spreader element cooperate with one another to expand the necktie fabrics and provide a pressing surface for the edge seams and wherein each is contoured along its respective outer surfaces to accommodate necktie shapes which are axi-symmetric as mirror images of each other.
 15. A method of inverting, cornering and tipping, and pressing a reversible necktie of the four-in-hand type which consists of: inverting fabrics of the necktie directly onto a work surface; creating sharply defined corners and tips on necktie fabrics while the necktie remains on the work surface; and pressing the edge seams of the necktie While the necktie remains on the work surface.
 16. An apparatus for inverting, pointing and pressing a reversible necktie of the four-in-hand type or any other type comprising: an elongaged support member for supporting and positioning a reversible necktie from within in position for inverting the necktie; an elongated backer member, aligned with said support member, for receiving said tie therefrom during inversion; a pointed element associated with said backer member for creating sharply defined corners and tips for the necktie; a spreader element alongside said backer member for expanding the fabrics of the necktie to facilitate pressing the edge seams of the necktie; and a pressing surface on said backer member against which an iron may be applied for pressing the edge seams of the necktie. 